Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Free Bar Entry – Classes £4 each or £6 for both

Latin MANIA!
Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Telfords has hosted a salsa club in Chester for over 15 years and we’re now launching Latin MANIA!

Learn Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday with Banderas (Havana, Cuba), Lee Baker and Rachel Forshaw. Lessons are provided for all levels of ability, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. You don’t need a partner – you’ll change partners all the time in a friendly, fun group.

8.00 pm: Separate classes for Beginners and Improver level

8.45 pm: Intermediate level partnerwork and Improver (and above) rueda (Cuban group dance, performed in a circle or ‘wheel’)

– Beginner classes introduce you to salsa music, teach the basic footwork steps and let you take your first steps dancing with a partner.

Classes are just £4 for one class or £6 for two classes. Entry to social dancing after 9.30 is free.

Free Entry

Have you ever fancied performing on stage with a full live band behind you?? Weather you play guitar, bass, drums or fancy a crack at singing now’s your chance. Chester super group A Shrewdness Of Apes will be resident band inviting you to tell them your favorite blues tracks with the chance to join them on Telford’s stage for a jam session in front of a live audience. So get your thinking caps on and practice, practice, practice as you could become the next Jimmy Hendrix!

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

The Hummingbirds. A 6 piece Merseybeat inspired ensemble from Liverpool.
Growing up on the streets of Merseyside the 21 year old lads have been heavily influenced by music from the 50’s/60’s period capturing that unmistakable Liverpool sound that is helping make quite a stir with their feel-good tunes and strong melodic, harmonic sensibilities.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

Black Star Dub Collective formed in the cold Winter of 2009/2010 with a desire to express their love of soundsystem culture. Forming in Manchester’s vibrant squat scene on Rusholme’s Dickenson Road the bands line up snowballed in to a full blown collective of members and participants who wanted to take their love of dub/reggae/roots and dancehall music to the next level. As well as wanting to sound there musical influences BSDC wanted to voice their social and political concerns to a wider audience combining bass heavy tunes with a tuff and radical political message.

After six months of constant gigging and touring including a tour of France the band released a split 12” on Pumpkin Records with dub punks Autonomads entitled ‘From Rusholme with Dub’ paying homage to their stamping ground. The band continued to gig heavily including a tour of Holland and festival appearances in summer 2012 alongside Bush Chemists, Mungos Hifi, and Dubkasm to name but a few. Now with their debut record almost totally sold out the band are about to release a 7” single produced by Manchester reggae legend Nucleus Roots productions and preparing for another year on the road with a fresh line up and more politically conscious bass driven sounds.

Free Entry

Chester’s longest running open mic session is this week hosted by nomadic Hanami…

We move from town to town, city to city, country to country, we mirror our audience as they mirror us

Free forming foundations, two swans drifting untouchably out to sea, harmonic beans on toast, from the sky to the ground, living on the floor, cross stitching lines across time, children dream whilst nuzzling the velvet bust, houses built out at sea, singing shantys for sanity, clarity, freedom, future, past and present, getting off easy, twanging bellies before the heavy brick, rushing blood and air, careering toward the unknown in the promised Eastern horizon.

Feet on peddles, hands clamped to the wheels ringing, hair trailing behind, paws pounding, tounge lolling, nose sniffing, down the road mama down the road, the hound is following.

We’ll get there in the end.

Free Entry

You may have never heard of Nashville duo Lost Hollow. But if you listen to the likes of Bob Harris on the radio, you certainly have heard Tommy Harden. Tommy is a top call Nashville studio drummer, playing on many of today’s biggest country hits. On the road, Tommy plays drums for internationally renowned Reba McEntire in arenas across the world. In Lost Hollow he gets to step out and show a different side, put down the sticks and pick up the guitar and sing. Tommy started playing guitar at the age of 11 and singing at the age of 15.

But he’s only half of the duo. The ‘better’ half is Lor. A hit songwriter friend once said, “Lor is the best singer in Nashville, she’s like a best kept secret!” Putting her vocal career on the back burner to raise 6 kids, Lor is finally making her amazing vocals a priority. Her voice has been described as both ‘rich as chocolate’ and ‘captivating,’ ‘a voice to be heard.’

With their first album attracting great reviews and radio play, this will be a night not to be missed. Check out the album on iTunes and the video to lead track, “Drifting” here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZGk6_05t6k

Lost Hollow is an emotive powerhouse of a duo, their songs draw you in and won’t let go. Get introduced to your next favourite band!

Support comes from Manchester’s Ash Mountain, who bring their country/folk/blues songs down the M56, ready to be delivered with an engaging grace and panache. New vinyl EP available on Manchester Spins record label. “Superbly structured songs, layers of sound that ooze quality” Manchester Music website

Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Free Bar Entry – Classes £4 each or £6 for both

Latin MANIA!
Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Telfords has hosted a salsa club in Chester for over 15 years and we’re now launching Latin MANIA!

Learn Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday with Banderas (Havana, Cuba), Lee Baker and Rachel Forshaw. Lessons are provided for all levels of ability, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. You don’t need a partner – you’ll change partners all the time in a friendly, fun group.

8.00 pm: Separate classes for Beginners and Improver level

8.45 pm: Intermediate level partnerwork and Improver (and above) rueda (Cuban group dance, performed in a circle or ‘wheel’)

– Beginner classes introduce you to salsa music, teach the basic footwork steps and let you take your first steps dancing with a partner.

Classes are just £4 for one class or £6 for two classes. Entry to social dancing after 9.30 is free.

Free Entry

The Sound You’ll Hear (aka THE SUPREME TRUTH)

GOOD STRONG MUSIC. It will be both VARIOUS and EXTRA SPESH. we do not understand the point of Rihanna but we know that Wu-Tang are forever.

Humans (aka The GOOD and the BADASS)

We play music for good people who have ears and like denim: skinny jeans, baggy jeans, cut-off into hot-pants jeans. And jeans that have Nice’d Up a Dance or two in their time

Drinking (aka The RAPTURE aka The LIBATION)

Two pint buzz is the world’s best buzz: we sell pints. Two-cocktail buzz is also excellent and often too expensive: but not here. Two for one on a variety of lip-smacking brain-shaking cocktails.

Tequila (aka The TEMPTATION of Jesus Chris)

In the year 1600, Tequila was invented by crazy a Mexican especially for lco Cestrians. THAT’s YOU! Together we will celebrate the intelligence and kindness of Don Pedro Sanchez de Tagle by letting you pay 100pesos £1 for one Tequila. Mucho Calor: No Doubt.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

Kindest of Thieves are songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Christopher J Fox and drummer Samuel L Lightfoot. Their dark, brooding, gothy and frankly noisy brand of rock & roll and roots music is unavoidably enjoyable. Whether their music is too melancholic or their live show is too intense for your tastes, you can’t be help but be perversely drawn in to the world in which Kindest of Thieves live and seethe.
Enigmatic songwriter Christopher J Fox pours his struggle with mental illness and misanthropic preaching’s into songs that sound truly liberating when accompanied by some of the biggest hooks and most aggressive guitar playing and drumming you’re likely to hear this year. Anthems for the downtrodden. Drummer Samuel L Lightfoot thrashes at his meagre drum kit, giving the listener the impression that he is sadistically giving the songs welts and lacerations to punctuate the macabre lyrics. A truly extraordinary match of two musicians.
Kindest of Thieves have thrust five releases onto the unsuspecting public this year, with another EP set for release before the year is through. Their gigging schedule has been equally as relentless, and a list of the venues they’ve assaulted with their mere presence this year is available by request.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

Wigan native Fairhurst has been honing his craft on the road combining his passions for people and music for years. The result is an awe inspiring wall of sound rooted in his northern blues background with gritty mournful deep-south attitude and a voice to carry it home.

Introduced to Sarod Master K. Sridhar at the age of 5 when he stayed with John’s family, John’s music has a distinctly eastern feel, with influences from the Sarod Master as well as his own travels through Asia. With a bottle-neck style blues referencing the likes of Son House and Bukka White, comparisons to the fingerpicking of John Fahey, a leaning towards the psychedelic 60’s rock of Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and the ever present influence of K. Sridhar and Indian raga, John’s music is a real melting-pot of diverse musical traditions freely hand picking tunes from the Mississippi to the Ganges.

John Fairhurst truly epitomises the modern day wandering blues man. Stories of hunger, listlessness, roaming and reckless abandon are just a prelude to John’s story, something that can only be fully understood in the presence of the man. John tells stories of wading into the sea off the New Zealand coast to smash raw oysters off rocks simply to get something to eat, but fortunately times have changed. He has since gone on to tour the globe, eat moderately well and entertain crowds at illustrious festivals such as SXSW,Glastonbury and Tarragona blues festival (Headlining slot) to name but a few. John’s enigmatic stories relayed through intense and original blues are all told using his trademark howling vocals; think Captain Beefheart meets Tom Waits.

John’s wanderlust character, lead him to New York in 2009 where he arrived with only a bag of clothes and his beloved resonator. He met a fellow blues player and proceeded to arrange and perform 14 sell out shows in a 15 days, a feat demonstrating what a gifted performer John truly is. Bare chested and tattooed (by monks in a Thai temple), when John Fairhurst walks onto a stage you know you are not only about to hear incredible blues, but the tale of one mans tireless journey leaving a lasting impression wherever he stops.

With three independent albums under his belt, he has garnered critical acclaim with The Guardian describing his 2008’s instrumental debut album ‘Joys of Spring’ as “Truly exquisite”. His following releases 2010’s ‘John Fairhurst Band’ and 2012’s ‘Hungry Blues’ were also hailed in similar manner.

Coupled with his tenacious attitude to touring and following a summer of explosive live shows both in the UK and Europe, John has built on previous festival appearances at Glastonbury, SXSW, Green Man and Edinburgh Festival to widen his audience with appearances at Secret Garden Party, Shambala, Boomtown as well as with residencies on the Harley Davidson European Tour and a tour with Johnny Winter as well as a series of shows over the Christmas period and into next year. 2014 looks bright in John Fairhurst world with a Spring release to show case new songs, a new band and an electrifying new sound.

His work ethic onstage is reflected in his creative process with collaborations over the years with African Kora master Sekou Kouyate, Joe Driscoll (local posse), world champion beatboxers Reeps One and Bellatrix and underpinned by stickman James Breen and beatbox blues duo HeyMoonShaker.

Currently in the studio following a gruelling 200+ shows across 8 countries John is preparing for a busy few months with the release of his new electric album set for Spring 2014. Recording sessions are taking place between Bristol and London’s Dean Street Studios. With Nathan Lewis and Alex Beitzke at the helm engineering and producing, John is accompanied by old faithfuls Joe Strouzer on harp, Toby Murray on drums with the addition of new band member Luke Barter on Bass. The new album is a full on electric blues experience with John unleashing his virtuoso technique on some of his favourite guitars…. There’s a new sound and a whole lot of shows to come.

12:00 – 5:00 pm

Free Entry

‘Artisans For Autism’ presents the annual Vintage & Craft Fayre. Telford’s Warehouse will host this fantastic fundraising event for Autism Awareness Month during the afternoon of Sunday 13th April 2014.

Organised by local artisans; the venue will thrive with stall holders selling vintage clothing & accessories, retro homewares and quirky crafts. Our vibrant city’s very own artists will be displaying and selling their unique pieces.

A two hour tattoo session, one off artist prints, vintage gifts and coffee shop vouchers are just a few of the amazing fundraising raffle prizes on offer!

An Autism Awareness information hub point will be accessible providing you with lots of information and the chance to discuss and share.

The day will be accompanied by a fantastic soundtrack with Telford’s Warehouse award winning food and drink being served throughout the day.

Our event is open to everybody so please share this invite with friends and family to help spread autism awareness.

Entry is free, car parking is available and families are welcome.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Open Mic – 8pm – Late

Free Entry

Open Mic shenanigans with folk troubadour Mark Henderson. Expect smash hits from John Martyn to The Beach Boys. Slots available from 8pm.

Tickets £13.00

The Ivor Novello award winning singer/songwriter, plays Telford’s Warehouse.., for an intimate solo performance, where
he will be showcasing songs from his forthcoming album, along with the favourites from his previous releases.

Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Free Bar Entry – Classes £4 each or £6 for both

Latin MANIA!
Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Telfords has hosted a salsa club in Chester for over 15 years and we’re now launching Latin MANIA!

Learn Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday with Banderas (Havana, Cuba), Lee Baker and Rachel Forshaw. Lessons are provided for all levels of ability, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. You don’t need a partner – you’ll change partners all the time in a friendly, fun group.

8.00 pm: Separate classes for Beginners and Improver level

8.45 pm: Intermediate level partnerwork and Improver (and above) rueda (Cuban group dance, performed in a circle or ‘wheel’)

– Beginner classes introduce you to salsa music, teach the basic footwork steps and let you take your first steps dancing with a partner.

A night of dance floor smashers and vintage classics from live duo John Sherriff of The Suns fame & Jay of Sparrowhawks fame.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

Easter Reggae

Trevor Roots & The Collaborators are a roots reggae band playing a mixture of original songs and covers by artists ranging from Dennis Brown to Burning Spear. Talented and creative musicians they are known for their catchy songs soulful vocals and energetic live performances.

Through the networks developed by playing in different bands within the diverse musical communities of Manchester, Trevor Roots and the Collaborators were formed. Joined by a love of reggae, a shared history in M16, and making music, the Collaborators songs reflect contemporary issues and the hope for a brighter future.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

It’s 3 years since The Reads released their debut album ‘Stories from the Border’ on an unforgettable launch night, right here at Telford’s Warehouse.

Having had fantastic support from the likes of BBC Radio Wales, Radio 2 & XFM… and with a huge helping hand from their following via Pledge Music, the band were finally able to return to the studio in 2013 to record their follow-up at Big Mushroom in Middlewich.

The new album has, once again, been produced and mixed by Jim Spencer (The Charlatans, The Vaccines, New Order), mastered by Frank Arkwright (Arcade Fire, The Smiths, Joy Division) but is very much Made in Wales (Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Maureen from Driving School).

The launch will be the first opportunity for you to get your hands on the album a full TWO DAYS before its digital release, with other, yet-to-be-thought-of goodies available on the night.

The Reads sincerely hope you can join them for music, beer and banter on what promises to be an Easter… cracker?!!

Free Entry

Head on down Easter Sunday and treat yourself to some fantastic cakes, muffins, scones and other such treats. By doing so you will aid the charity Sports Relief so there is no need to feel guilty either. Available for afternoon tea from 1pm – 3pm.

Open Mic – 8pm – Late

Easter open mic with Rusty Mahone. Eggcellent idea!!

Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Free Bar Entry – Classes £4 each or £6 for both

Latin MANIA!
Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Telfords has hosted a salsa club in Chester for over 15 years and we’re now launching Latin MANIA!

Learn Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday with Banderas (Havana, Cuba), Lee Baker and Rachel Forshaw. Lessons are provided for all levels of ability, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. You don’t need a partner – you’ll change partners all the time in a friendly, fun group.

8.00 pm: Separate classes for Beginners and Improver level

8.45 pm: Intermediate level partnerwork and Improver (and above) rueda (Cuban group dance, performed in a circle or ‘wheel’)

– Beginner classes introduce you to salsa music, teach the basic footwork steps and let you take your first steps dancing with a partner.

Free Entry

The Sound You’ll Hear (aka THE SUPREME TRUTH)

GOOD STRONG MUSIC. It will be both VARIOUS and EXTRA SPESH. we do not understand the point of Rihanna but we know that Wu-Tang are forever.

Humans (aka The GOOD and the BADASS)

We play music for good people who have ears and like denim: skinny jeans, baggy jeans, cut-off into hot-pants jeans. And jeans that have Nice’d Up a Dance or two in their time

Drinking (aka The RAPTURE aka The LIBATION)

Two pint buzz is the world’s best buzz: we sell pints. Two-cocktail buzz is also excellent and often too expensive: but not here. Two for one on a variety of lip-smacking brain-shaking cocktails.

Tequila (aka The TEMPTATION of Jesus Chris)

In the year 1600, Tequila was invented by crazy a Mexican especially for lco Cestrians. THAT’s YOU! Together we will celebrate the intelligence and kindness of Don Pedro Sanchez de Tagle by letting you pay 100pesos £1 for one Tequila. Mucho Calor: No Doubt.

Washington Reed

Washington Reed is the upcoming unsigned Blues Rock band from Chester. The band produces a cocktail of heart pulsing guitar riffs and foot stomping drums with the passion to create an energetic atmosphere, leaving an aftertaste for more!

Behind the kit we have Tom Kerr. Heavily inspired by simplistic but captivating drum grooves, Tom has taken inspiration from the likes of; The Dead Weather, Queens Of The Stoneage, Benny Greb, Led Zeppelin.

The front-man James Martin has a lot to show you. Taking his inspiration from guitar gurus such as; Chuck Berry, BB King, John Lee Hooker & Dan Auerback. His vocals are enriched with aspects of Soul, Jazz & Blues. James’ personal sound has been described as “Gravel wrapped in velvet”.

Washington Reed are currently working on two e.p’s both electric with LIPA producer James Wyatt and Mel Haigh who previously worked with us on Money our debut single. Money our debut single released February 2014 has set the ball rolling for the band with recent airplay on BBC Radio Introducing Stoke and BBC Radio Two on Dermot O’learys Saturday show. High praise has also come regarding their home made stylistic music video on Youtube. During this time we’re regularly playing between Chester, Manchester & Liverpool – check out our website www.washingtonreed.com for band news & gig dates.

2014 is going to be a big year for the duo.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

The Lash are a 45,000 RPM rock & soul hurricane from Newport, South Wales, UK, featuring the astonishing vocal talents of Erin McNamara and former 60ft Dolls drummer Carl Bevan behind the kit and on production duties.

Free Before 9pm, £4 Thereafter

Colorama are an psych indie group originally formed in Liverpool, currently based in Wales. It is the project of multi-instrumentalist / singer-songwriter Carwyn Ellis. The line-up varies frequently, both in the studio and on stage. They sound a little something like this…

Free Entry

Regular performances across the acoustic folk scene in Chester have given Jonathan Coley quite a reputation. Jon plays blues and folk reminiscent of John Martyn & Bert Jansch. Jonathan’s guitar playing is subtly sublime with a natural rhythm and effortless melody, and a voice with charm and presence to match.

£8.00 Tickets

Soul-folk-jazz songstress from Kansas City, Missouri. Blessed not only with a voice that slides effortlessly from smoky depths to gilded heights, but also the ability to craft intoxicating songs of love and its loss, and to convey them to an audience with warmth and wit. “Warren’s talents are extraordinary. She has an octave-hopping voice that glides between languid and urgent, and music that hovers between funk, folk and jazz, between Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone… she’s the real deal” – The Observer.

Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Free Bar Entry – Classes £4 each or £6 for both

Latin MANIA!
Salsa classes and Latin dance night

Telfords has hosted a salsa club in Chester for over 15 years and we’re now launching Latin MANIA!

Learn Cuban salsa lessons every Wednesday with Banderas (Havana, Cuba), Lee Baker and Rachel Forshaw. Lessons are provided for all levels of ability, from complete beginners to experienced dancers. You don’t need a partner – you’ll change partners all the time in a friendly, fun group.

8.00 pm: Separate classes for Beginners and Improver level

8.45 pm: Intermediate level partnerwork and Improver (and above) rueda (Cuban group dance, performed in a circle or ‘wheel’)

– Beginner classes introduce you to salsa music, teach the basic footwork steps and let you take your first steps dancing with a partner.

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